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Online Only Auction Items

Bids for items in the Online Only Auction can only be made online via this website. NO LIVE BIDS WILL BE TAKEN DURING THE LIVE AUCTION AT THE DINNER.
The winner will be the highest online bidder at the close of the auctions at 8:20pm on Saturday 6th April 2019. Online bidding will be available on this website during the dinner via your tablet/mobile device and a number of devices will be made available to place bids during the evening.

Bidding works like on eBay. So while you enter the maximum bid amount you would be willing to pay, AYF will automatically bid on your behalf up to this maximum. If the item ends for less than your maximum, that’s all you’ll have to pay.

The bottom estimate is the reserve price (that is the lowest selling price) for the on-line auction. Any unsold paintings (that is bids not reaching the bottom reserve) from the on-line auction will be offered for sale on Saturday at the Dinner (after the completion of the Live auction) at the bottom reserve price unless withdrawn at the discretion of the donor.

When viewing auction items below, please take note of whether the item is a “Live Auction” item or a “Online Only Auction” item and the corresponding end times.

Gary Baker Painting full-time for over 45 years, holding one man exhibitions in Canberra, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Tamworth, Wodonga, Mt Eliza (Vic) and Sydney. Gary Baker comes from an artistic family. His Uncle Normand Baker was the youngest winner of the Archibald Prize and and father Alan D Baker, was a renowned oil painter.

Jacques Nicolas Bellin Original 1754 Bellin hand-coloured copper plate map of the South Pacific showing the arbitrary line for the east coast of Australia. Rare and prized map of Australia. Title: Carte Reduite De La Mer Sud Pour servir a L Histoire generale des Voyages par M Bellin… 1753 Attractive map of the South Sea flanked by America and Australia, early ocean map full of details created in the 18th century by the mapmaker Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) for Antoine-François Prevost’s monumental 20 volume edition of L`Histoire Generale des Voyages published by Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 – 1780.

Richard BoguszHe was born in Europe in 1947 and began painting professionally in the 1970’s where he won a number of awards. In 1986, Richard moved to Townsville where he embraced clear, bright colours which would be a contrast from the greys and browns of his earlier work. In Brisbane, he continued to paint his imaginative, narrative works, with his girls in bright dresses interacting with the birds and landscape which are instantly recognized as a ‘Bogusz’. Unframed but ready to hang.

Adam BoguszAdam, the son of the artist Richard Bogusz, turned from music to painting in 1998. He has developed a vibrant and colourful style of painting that is now well sought after, here and overseas. His paintings of beaches and the city are particularly appealing. Unframed but ready to hang.

Richard Bogusz He was born in Europe in 1947 and began painting professionally in the 1970’s where he won a number of awards. In 1986, Richard moved to Townsville where he embraced clear, bright colours which would be a contrast from the greys and browns of his earlier work. In Brisbane, he continued to paint in Brisbane his imaginative, narrative works, with his girls in bright dresses interacting with the birds and landscape which are instantly recognized as a ‘Bogusz’.

Adam BoguszAdam, the son of the artist Richard Bogusz (see other items), turned from music to painting in 1998. He has developed a vibrant and colourful style of painting that is now well sought after here and overseas. His paintings of beaches and the city are particularly appealing. Unframed but ready to hang.

BonneOriginal 1789 Bonne hand-coloured copper-engraved map of New Guinea with inset maps. This is a wonderful compilation of several explorers’ voyages around Papua New Guinea, with coastal discoveries and voyages by Captain Philip Carteret, Captain William Dampier and Captain James Cook, and depth soundings along Captain Cook’s track after leaving Australia – to the north through the Endeavour Strait, and along the south-west coast of Papua New Guinea. It is a superb original map for Bonne, published in Paris circa 1788 on thick hand-made paper for Voyage du Capne Carteret in Bonne’s ‘Atlas Encyclopedique’, which is considered by many to be the best-known summary of all of Cook’s maps pertaining to the discovery of Australia.

John Downton Born in Sydney in 1939, John studied at the Royal Art Society of NSW under the tutelage of Kenneth Green, Allan Hanson, Arthur Murch and George Duncan. He also spent many years plein-air painting with master artist Leonard Long. John is one of Australia’s foremost landscape painters whose remarkable talent has won him countless art competitions and awards. His works are an integral part of many of Australia’s best corporate collections.

Werner FilipichWerner is one of Australia’s last traditional artists who, in the true tradition of the Heidelberg School of impressionist artists, packs up, “goes bush”, sets up his easel and places the scene before him straight onto canvas. The colours of Australia combined with Werner’s crisp refreshing style is a delight for all. He has represented NSW for five major works to tour Germany, sponsored by Qantas. He is a Fellow of the NSW Royal Art Society.

Werner Filipich Werner is one of Australia’s last traditional artists who, in the true tradition of the Heidelberg School of impressionist artists, packs up, ‘goes bush’, sets up his easel and places the scene before him straight to canvas. He is a Fellow of the NSW Royal Art Society. The colours of Australia combined with Werner’s crisp refreshing style is a delight for all. He has represented NSW for five major works to tour Germany, sponsored by Qantas.

Warwick Fuller Warwick Fuller has painted the Australian landscape for forty years, during which time he has built a solid reputation for himself, with more than sixty solo exhibitions and numerous awards. He is a Fellow of the Royal Art Society of NSW

Diana Garth Diana began painting in 1980, is actively involved in the Combined Art Societies of Sydney and holds the committee position of Resource Officer. She is currently holding a solo exhibition at the Katoomba Art Gallery. https://dianagarth.com/landscapes/

John Lindsay Hagan Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales in 1945, John Hagan was classically trained and learned his craft through formal education in England (1966 – 69) and Australia (64 -66) and by studying (1971-75) under a Master Painter William Ross RA, who traced his own training via the Julian Ashton School to the great academic painters of the nineteenth century.

John Hingerty John Hingerty was born in Sydney, N.S.W in 1930. John has painted professionally since 1972, after a career in management and design in the fashion footwear industry. He has no formal art training, but studied with W. Chandler, L. Trapell and O. Kuster. He has held ten one man exhibitions and numerous joint exhibitions in Sydney galleries. John’s paintings are held in many private and corporate collections throughout Australia as well as many countries abroad.

James Holmyard Born in England in 1929, James Holmyard studied in England prior to his arrival in Australia in 1964. A traditional painter who settled in Brisbane, he has exhibited widely throughout Australia

Otto Kuster Born in Bohemia in 1941, Otto Kuster studied at the Munich Academy and the Kempton Technical College prior to his arrival in Australia in 1960. He is recognised, as one of Australia’s foremost impressionist with his palette knife style and dramatic light effects. Otto is a member of the Royal Art Society of NSW, has had numerous one-man and group exhibitions. His work is represented in public, corporate and private collections around the world.

Dusan Malobabic He is a Perth-based artist who completed his BA – Fine Art (Painting) from the Victorian College of the Arts. There is a warmth in the paintings in an impressionistic style. His Oil Paintings on canvas depict scenes from everyday life, scenes bustling with life from busy cafes and crowded beaches. Unframed but ready to hang.

Noeline Millar Noeline is a full-time artist from the Central Coast. She has won many major Art Prizes and was awarded the title of Artist of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2006 in the Combined Art Societies of Sydney.

Gerard Mutsaers Gerard Mutsaers was born in Holland in 1947 and is a traditional landscape painter. He has become renowned for his renditions of the subtle colours of the Australian rural landscape particularly the Yarra Valley. Mutsaers has held numerous solo exhibitions throughout Melbourne and interstate. His paintings are also featured in the Royal Collection and Paul Keating’s collection.

William O’Shea William (Bill) O’Shea was born in Sydney in 1934, is based at Dubbo NSW and is generally regarded as one of Australia’s best-selling painters. He began painting full time in 1974, after having worked in poster design, silk screen printing and also as a part time lecturer at the Sydney School of Graphic Arts. His works, distinctly “O’Shea” in style, dramatically and beautifully typify the Australian scene – the woolsheds, mining and farming scenes, shacks, timber mills, homesteads and pubs of Australia.

Colin Parker Colin Parker is the son of C. D. Parker, watercolourist and owner of the Parker Galleries. He is known for his scenes from the Australian inland and his name is one that conjures up an immediate affinity for the Australian landscape with its harshness and sheer isolation that is so boldly and colourfully captured in his works. His work is represented in many major collections, such as, the British Royal Family and the Australian National Collection in Canberra

Stanley Perl Stanley Perl is a well-known Sydney art gallery owner and art consultant who took up painting after studying painting techniques at the Rogoff Studio in Sydney for two years. Unframed but ready to hang.

We would really love your help! The annual AYF Art Auction is a tremendous way to purchase beautiful Australian art at incredible prices all while supporting a fantastic cause! Bidding is open to anyone from Broome to Byron (and everywhere in between and beyond!) – so why not invite a friend or two to take a look?

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